Ausgabe zur EUROBLECH 2018

5 Ausg.Nr._22/2018 EuroBLECH 2018 T his year’s 25th Inter- national Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition will take place from 23rd - 26th October 2018 in Hanover, Germany. A total of 1,500 exhibitors from 39 coun- tries secured their stand at the world’s leading sheet metal working technology exhibition. This year, the show is mainly influenced by the topics Digi- talisation and Industry 4.0. The Online Show Preview, which was recently published, pro- vides an overview of new prod- ucts and technological innova- tions which will be presented at the show in October. A total of 1,500 exhibitors from 39 countries have booked their stands at the world’s leading exhibition for the sheet metal working industry. EuroBLECH 2018 will feature more than 89,000 square metres net ex- hibition space, another growth of around 2% compared to the previous event. The most im- portant exhibitor countries are Germany, Italy, China, Turkey, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzer- land, Denmark and the USA. For this year’s 25th edition of EuroBLECH, the main topics are Industry 4.0, big data and digi- talisation. Especially for small and medium-sized companies these developments offer enor- mous potential. These new busi- ness approaches offer advan- tages in terms of streamlined and less complex processes as well as improvement of produc- tivity and efficiency. “While an app for maintenance control of machines or the in- teraction of machines and ro- bots across the whole produc- tion process were still a vision of the future a couple of years ago, today this is the reality in sheet metal working. Currently, not only large companies are gaining ground in this area, SMEs have also recognised their potential here. Their company size usually allows them to re- act flexibly and quickly to such transitions, therefore they are in a good position to use digi- talisation to their advantage”, says Evelyn Warwick, Exhibition Director of EuroBLECH on behalf of the organisers Mack Brooks Exhibitions. “ At EuroBLECH 2018 as the world’s largest sheet metal working exhibition, visitors can expect the most comprehensive technology range in terms of in- dustrial digitalisation of sheet metal working. 1,500 companies will be exhibiting, ranging from large industrial corporations to small innovative start-ups”, continues Evelyn Warwick.  Text & Image: Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd. Romeland House, Romeland Hill St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 4ET Großbritannien www.euroblech.com EuroBLECH 2018: Enormous potential in digitalisation for sheet metal working companies New digital solutions increasingly important investment sector for SMEs 23.–26.10.2018